Question 1

True or false: The Fall is set in a 1920s Los Angeles hospital, where a bedridden stuntman tells a story to a little girl.

Accepted Answer

True. The framing story takes place in a 1920s Los Angeles hospital, with the stuntman weaving an epic fantasy for a young patient.

Question 2

True or false: The film was a major box office success, earning over $100 million worldwide.

Accepted Answer

False. The Fall was a commercial failure, grossing only about $3.7 million worldwide against a $30 million budget.

Question 3

True or false: The Fall was based on a popular Bulgarian novel from the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

False. The film was inspired by a 1981 Bulgarian film called Yo Ho Ho, not a novel; Tarsem adapted it loosely.

Question 4

True or false: All of the film's exotic locations were created using CGI and green screen.

Accepted Answer

False. The Fall used no CGI for backgrounds; all settings are real locations filmed across 18 countries, including India and Fiji.

Question 5

True or false: The film's score was composed by Hans Zimmer, who also worked on Inception.

Accepted Answer

False. The score was composed by Krishna Levy, not Hans Zimmer. Zimmer was not involved with The Fall.

Question 6

True or false: The Fall was originally conceived as a short film before being expanded into a feature.

Accepted Answer

True. Tarsem Singh initially pitched it as a short, but expanded it into a feature after securing funding from David Fincher and Spike Jonze.

Question 7

True or false: The Fall was shot over four years because the director had to wait for the right natural conditions.

Accepted Answer

True. Tarsem Singh took four years to shoot the film, waiting for seasons and light to align with his vision at real locations.

Question 8

True or false: The little girl who plays Alexandria was actually injured on set during a stunt.

Accepted Answer

True. Catinca Untaru broke her wrist during filming, and Tarsem incorporated her real cast and pain into the story.

The Fall Trivia Questions